Abstract
The influence of annealing temperature on optical properties of TiO2 thin films prepared using the mid-frequency AC magnetron sputtering technique was studied to design TiO2 thin film annealing process. The transmittance and reflectance spectra of TiO2 thin films on fused silica substrate were measured by a spectrophotometer. The reflective indices of the films were calculated using the envelope method and the extinction coefficients were determined using the empirical formula method. The results show that the refractive index of the TiO2 thin films increases with annealing temperature while the film extinction coefficient decreases a little at lower annealing temperatures. The TiO2 thin film annealed at 500°C has the best optical properties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1441-1443 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Qinghua Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tsinghua University |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 11 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 Nov |
Keywords
- Annealing
- Mid-frequency AC magnetron sputtering
- Thin film optics
- Titanium oxide thin film
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)